Table 2 Target genes used to identify Dirofilaria repens in animals, humans and mosquitoes, available on GenBank (accessed 10th September 2018)
From: Recent advances on Dirofilaria repens in dogs and humans in Europe
Gene | Hosts | Length (bp) |
|---|---|---|
12S rDNA | Human, dog, cat, mosquito | 116–510 |
cox1 | Human, dog, cat, mosquito, beech marten | 123–715 |
16S rDNA | Human, mosquito | 366–487 |
18S-5.8S-28S rDNA | Human, dog, mosquito | 153–2230 |
18S-small subunit ribosomal RNA | Human, dog, jackal | 613–839 |
hsp70 | Dog | 553 |
rbpI | Dog | 594 |
MyoHC | Dog | 734 |